Learn 6 English Idioms and Phrases about Gold In this video, Stephen explains six useful English idioms and phrases about gold. Using pictures and examples, he will teach you what 'to have a heart of gold' means and what native speakers are really saying when they say someone is a 'gold digger'. If you want to learn six super useful English idioms and phrases about gold, this video is perfect! Enjoy! TRANSCRIPT Hello everyone! My name is Stephen and in this video deo I'm going to explain six English idioms and phrases about gold. The first English idiom about gold is 'to have a heart of gold'. If we say someone has a heart of gold, it means that they are a kind person and a good person. They think about other people. For example, I might say to you 'My friend peter has a heart of gold. When I was ill in hospital, he visited me every day'. The next English idiom about gold is 'to be a gold digger'. In its literal sense, a gold digger is someone who digs for gold and here we have a shovel, which is used for digging. However, in modern times if we describe someone as a gold digger, what this means is that they are having a romantic relationship with someone so that they can get money and it's often used to describe a young woman who has married and an older man who is very rich and the reason that she has married him is because she wants money so people will call her - unkindly sometimes if it's not true - a gold digger. An example would be - 'I know that she is young and he is old and rich but she really loves him. She isn't a gold digger'. Next we have 'to be worth its weight in gold'. These are some scales and we use these for weighing things. If we say that something is worth its weight in gold, it means that it is very valuable and very useful. For example, my iPad is worth its weight in gold. I use it for reading, for surfing on the internet and for so many things – I couldn't be without it. It's worth its weight in gold. The next idiom about gold is 'to be a gold mine'. Here we have a gold mine and this is where miners mine gold or they dig for gold. However, if we describe something as 'a gold mine', it means that it makes a lot of money. An example would be a restaurant or a business. I might say to you 'my friend's restaurant is a goldmine'. This means he makes a lot of money from that business. The next English idiom about gold is 'to be as good as gold'. This is usually used to describe children and their behaviour so just imagine that you have been looking after a friend's child. Your friend comes to collect their child and asks you 'How has she been?' or 'How has he been?' and you could answer 'She's been as good as gold' or 'He's been as good as gold'. It means that the child has behaved themselves and they haven't been naughty. Finally, we have 'like gold dust'. If something is like gold dust, it means that it's very valuable and very difficult to get. For example, I might say to you 'I have been trying to buy tickets for the concert. However, they are like gold dust'. It means that they're extremely difficult to get [ERM] - very valuable - very hard to find. This is British and Australian English. In America, speakers will simply say 'like gold'. For example, 'concert tickets are like gold - no matter how hard I try, I can't get one'. I hope you have enjoyed this video and that you found it useful. If you have, please put a 'like' on YouTube and share it with your friends. You can subscribe to my channel by clicking here for more videos. I have videos about English spelling, grammar, idioms phrasal verbs and more. I would also really like to hear if in your language you have any idioms about gold so please translate them to English and put them in the comments section below. Thanks for watching! Useful Links for Learning English The British Council Learn English website. ****** The BBC Learn English website ww.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish English Club ****** Stephen's website English Learning Expert ****** Live Mocha's Learn English page ****** EngVid's free English lessons ****** Anglo Link ****** Learn English with Ronnie ****** Rachel's American English ****** Learn English with Jade ******